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Connor Returns
He trains, teaches class, beats that ass, pounds it vigorously into the ground after, Crown Sports & Entertainment CEO and Expert MMA analyst Tyler King is here for the MMA report.
Starting off hot as we get into the Boxing Championship battle where champion Oleksandr Usyk beat Rico Verhoeven on a controversial ref stoppage with one second to go in the 11th round. Tyler said Usyk did knock down Verhoeven, it looked like he slipped and fell over the ropes to me.
Regardless, he was given a standing 8 count, checked by the ring doctor and allowed to continue. Usyk came at Verhoeven hard at the end of the round, but I didn't see him take a ton of damage. Tyler was furious the fight was stopped; he also disagreed with many of the score cards.
We discussed Conner McGregor returning to UFC and Jake Paul commenting that announcing his return when Francis Ngannou was walking out shows Dana is afraid of MVP promotions. The King responded by saying cool story, that is how the fight game works, its all business. Tyler was correct, all people were talking or tweeting about was McGregor and that's what UFC wanted.
We argue over Connor and how he will fare fighting Max Holloway in a few weeks. The guy has been through several lawsuits, was about to make a run for President in Ireland, hasn't won a fight since 2020 against an aging Donald Cerrone. Tyler said a motivated Connor will be a problem, he is only 37 years old, it feels like he's 44. Tyler said he is more than capable of going on another run. I said it doesn't matter, UFC can put him on any fight, it will sell out, draw viewers, that's what matters.
We go over ESPNs power rankings for each weight class, Tyler makes a few picks for UFC fight night Saturday, and we talk more about the White House card. Tyler said it has star power, two championship battles, overall, a great card. My point to him was UFC has billions of dollars, pull the brinks truck up to Jon Jones and they should have got him. I said only because the casual fans know and want to see him. Tyler responded saying Jones has so much going on outside UFC, he doesn't need to fight, nor the money.
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By "The Marauder" Tyler King, "The Great Cullini" Steve CullyHe trains, teaches class, beats that ass, pounds it vigorously into the ground after, Crown Sports & Entertainment CEO and Expert MMA analyst Tyler King is here for the MMA report.
Starting off hot as we get into the Boxing Championship battle where champion Oleksandr Usyk beat Rico Verhoeven on a controversial ref stoppage with one second to go in the 11th round. Tyler said Usyk did knock down Verhoeven, it looked like he slipped and fell over the ropes to me.
Regardless, he was given a standing 8 count, checked by the ring doctor and allowed to continue. Usyk came at Verhoeven hard at the end of the round, but I didn't see him take a ton of damage. Tyler was furious the fight was stopped; he also disagreed with many of the score cards.
We discussed Conner McGregor returning to UFC and Jake Paul commenting that announcing his return when Francis Ngannou was walking out shows Dana is afraid of MVP promotions. The King responded by saying cool story, that is how the fight game works, its all business. Tyler was correct, all people were talking or tweeting about was McGregor and that's what UFC wanted.
We argue over Connor and how he will fare fighting Max Holloway in a few weeks. The guy has been through several lawsuits, was about to make a run for President in Ireland, hasn't won a fight since 2020 against an aging Donald Cerrone. Tyler said a motivated Connor will be a problem, he is only 37 years old, it feels like he's 44. Tyler said he is more than capable of going on another run. I said it doesn't matter, UFC can put him on any fight, it will sell out, draw viewers, that's what matters.
We go over ESPNs power rankings for each weight class, Tyler makes a few picks for UFC fight night Saturday, and we talk more about the White House card. Tyler said it has star power, two championship battles, overall, a great card. My point to him was UFC has billions of dollars, pull the brinks truck up to Jon Jones and they should have got him. I said only because the casual fans know and want to see him. Tyler responded saying Jones has so much going on outside UFC, he doesn't need to fight, nor the money.